Miguel Colmeiro y Penido (22 October 1816âÂÂ21 June 1901) was a Spanish botanist, and member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences (Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, FÃÂsicas y Naturales).
Colmeiro was born on 22 October 1816 in Santiago de Compostela. He was the rector of the Faculty of Sciences in the Complutense University of Madrid where he later became the Dean. He had been the Director of the Real JardÃÂn Botánico de Madrid, and professor of Phytography and Botanical Geography. He also was a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences and of the Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España.
He is known as the author of many notable botanical works. He was one of the founder of the Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. He received the Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Order of MarÃÂa Victoria. He died in Madrid on 21 June 1901.